Thunderstorm Wind, Rockingham
- When
- August 25, 4:50 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockingham County, Nottingham
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.120, -71.100
Damaging Wind in New Hampshire, August 25, 1998
A severe thunderstorm blew down several trees in Nottingham; one tree fell on a house. Based on the tree damage, wind speeds were estimated to be greater than 58 mph.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GYX wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm blew down several trees in Nottingham; one tree fell on a house. Based on the tree damage, wind speeds were estimated to be greater than 58 mph.
The radar
The Portland,ME radar (KGYX), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:49 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flood in Michigan, August 25, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Ohio, August 25, 1998
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Indiana, August 25, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, August 25, 1998
- Flash Flood in Ohio, August 25, 1998
- Flood in Ohio, August 25 to 27, 1998
- Tornado in Ohio, August 25, 1998
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 25, 1998
- Flash Flood in Ohio, August 25, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Michigan, August 25, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Connecticut, August 25 to 26, 1998
- Flash Flood in Ohio, August 25, 1998
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5676179.